Augie Garrido is widely regarded as one of the best to ever fill a lineup card at the college level. Garrido coached a number of great players and assistant coaches during his time at Texas and Cal State Fullerton.
One of Garrido’s assistants, Skip Johnson, is now the manager of the Oklahoma Sooners. He said the following about his experience as Garrido’s pitching coach in the 2009 College World Series:
“We get ready for the first game… he didn’t talk about winning or losing the game. He talked about executing. He talked about getting bunts down. He talked about first pitch strikes. He talked about playing good catch, and we win on a walk off walk. I mean, how does that happen? … It was just about executing your game plan.”
CWS: @Eddie_Rado asked OU's Skip Johnson what advice he thinks the late Augie Garrido would give him ahead of his first CWS appearance as a head coach.
Johnson was the Texas pitching coach under Augie for 10 seasons. He told a great story about the '09 trip to Omaha. pic.twitter.com/MYBM718ZBp
— Jeff Barker (@JeffBarker_) June 16, 2022
Both the Sooners and Longhorns have overcome adversity with that mindset this season. After a slow start the Sooners are playing as good as anyone. The Longhorns similarly erased what seemed like an insurmountable 7-2 lead against East Carolina last week. They may meet up again at the College World Series.
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